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Ly]. BERKELEY. RA IL ANCHOR. APPLICATION FILED JU'LY 30.1918.

1,303,237. I Patent-ed May 13, 1919.

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l.- L BERKELEY. RA-ll. ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30.1918.

1,303,237. Patented May13, 1919.

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I ED S A E PATENT O ICE;

LAURENCE J. BERKELEY, OE RACINE, Wisconsin, .AssIGnon TO THE P a M COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

RAIL-ANCHOR.

Application filed July so, 1918. Serial No. 247,404

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAURENCE J. BERKE- LEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State ofWisc-onsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Ra1l-Anchors, of which the following is a specifica tion.

My invention relates to a device for preventing the longitudinal movement or creep of railroad rails, and particularly to an anohor or anti-creeping device adapted to be applied toone flange only of the rail.

One of the principal objectsof the invention is to provide an anti-creeping deviceof this type which, although light n weight,

compact of structure and convenient to manipulate,.wi1l have great capacity for gripping the rail and the requisite strength to withstand the heavy stresses to which an anti-creeping device is sub ected 1n SBI'VICG.

A more particular object of the invention is to provide a rail anchor or anti-creeping device of the type indicated consisting of a single rail engaging member which may be made ofsheet metal, and a simple key 01" wedge for effecting a permanent engage ment of said member with the rail.

The invention consists of the novelarrangeinents and devices to be hereinafter described and claimed for carrying Out the above stated objects and such other incidental objects as will appear from the following description of the preferred embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings appended hereto, wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a rail and crosstie showing the anchor applied to the rail.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the parts shown inF1g.1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 -3 ofFig. 1; certain parts of .the device being shown in elevation for the purpose of I g I slstingcreeplngstresses.

clearness.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the rail en 7 h v 18, as shown, theleg 20 1s notched atj30 to Like characters of reference designate like. parts in the-severalfigures of the drawings.

Specification of Letters Patent.

view of the key I? Patented May13, 1919.

In the drawings it will be seen that the device s apphed to one flange 10 of the rail lnsuchpoj ition as to abut one of the ties 11 which support-the rail. f

The rail engaging member or body of the anchorisformed, in the preferred embodnnent of the invention, from ablank, shown 111 Fig. 5, the portion 12 ofthe blank belng bent downwardly on the line 13 to format depending brace or leg. Theportion ll of the blank is bent upwardly approxi matelyalong the line 15, and is adapted to form" the" up per. jawgwhich overlies the flange of thefraill Thisportion, and also the intermediate ortion 16,, are preferably pressed to provi e stiffening ribs 17 18, whichextend around the bend which is forined on the line 15; The portion 19 bent downwardly"and isadapted to lie againstjthe tie, while the portion 20 is bent On the line 2-1 andfornis a brace or leg par allel with the leglfl. The portions 12, 20 are cut and bent to form short tongues 22, 23 defined by lines 245, 25 of Fig.5. These tongues, whenbent as shown in Fig. 3, form ledges or shelves for a key 26. Theinterinee diate strip 1'6 is out to provide a tongue 27, which is given a set downwardly when the, device is manufacturedand is provided in anysuitable manner, for example, by punching orpressing,"withfsharp projections or teeth 28 designed to engagethebase of the rail. Theextreinity 29 of the tongue 27 is bent downwardly and sharpened for engagement with the upper edge of the key 26.

The key 26 in applying the device to the rail isdriven throughthe openings in the legs 20, 12 and forces the projections 28 on thetongue 27 into the bottom of the rail base. The down turnededge of the tongue.

as a locked engagement of the anchor to. the rail which insures great capacityfor re- If the base partl6 is formed withYribs fit these ribs. Themeetingfedges of the several parts of the rail engaging member ofthe anchor may be weldedtogether, if found expedient, but drdinarily this will not be necessary.

is apparent that, without departing from the principle of the, invention, certain. modifications maybe made in the design of the anchor, depending, for example, upon the kind of metal employed and other con siderations; The use of a casting, for instance, in place of sheet metal for the body .of the anchor would necessitate making the tongue, which has to be resilient, of a separatepiece. Other modifications will suggest themselves to those familiar with this art.-

I claim:

1. A rail anchor comprising a rail engaging member provided with a tongue adapted to bite into the rail at a point within the vertical edges thereof, and a Wedge for forcing said tongue intoengagement with therail.

K 2. X rail anchor comprising a rail engaging member provided with a flexible tongue adapted tobiteint'o the rail at a point within the verticalledges thereof, and a wedge for forcing said tongue into engagement with the rail,

3. In a rail anchor, the combination of a sheet metal element bent to form flange embraeingjaws and a depending tie abutting structure; a tongue adapted to have a biting engagement withthe base'flange of'the rail at a point within the vertical edges thereof, and means for forcing said tongue into en gagement withthe rail base. 1

a. In a ra'l anchor, the combination of a pair of ,jaws adapted to engage with one flange of a rail, atoothed tongue movable in an aperture in saidjaws, and a key adapted to, engage said toothed tongue and to force the same into,biting engagement with the base of the rail;

j pending bracing flanges havin '5'. A built up rail anchor comprising a plate bent to form apairof jaws, a depend ing tie-abutting'flange and depending brac ing flanges, a toothedtongue formed in one of said jaws, said brace flanges being formed with apertures, and akey adapted to extend through said 1 apertures and engage said tonguetoforce the teeth thereof into engagement with the rail base.

6. A rail anchor comprising a blank bent to form a pair of stiffened jaws, and a lOOX- like dependingstructure, one of said jaws having a tongue-provided with sharpened projections, the, box-like structure being formed with apertures, and a key to extend through said apertures for engaging said tonguesand causing the projections thereon to engage ,with the base of the rail. j

7. A rail anchor comprising a blank bent to, form rail engaging jaws, a pairof depending bracing flange-s having apertures therein, and means providing a locking engagement between the aforesaid structure and the railcomprising a key adapted to be driven throughsaid apertures.

8. A rail anchor comprising a blank bent to form rail engaging jaws, a pair of de- M apertures therein, means providing a locking engagement between the aforesaid structure and the rail comprising a key adapted to be driven through said apertures, and a toothed tongue engaged by said key.

9. A rail anchor comprising a plate bent to form rail engaging jaws, a pair of depending bracing flanges, the lower jaw being slit to form a tongue, the bracing flanges being slit to form tongues which are bent at right angles to provide a slideway for a key, and a key adapted to be driven into said slideway to engage said tongue and force the same against the rail base.

10. A rail anchor formed from a plate bent to provide jaws adapted to engage the rail base, and an underlying box-like structure consisting of a tie-abutting flange, and bracing flanges at opposite sides of the tie abutting flange, said bracing webs having registering apertures for the acconnnodation of a key, said lower jaw member being slit to provide a tongue adapted to be engaged by a key in said apertures; and a key to force said tongue into engagement with the rail base.

11. A rail anchor for engagement with one side only of a rail comprising a jaw to en age one edge of thejbase flange of the rai a tongue adapted to have a biting engagement with the rail base, a key to force the tongue against the rail, and an apertured structure providing a bearing for the key.

12. A. rail anchor for engagement with one side only of a rail comprising a jaw to engage one edge of the base flange of the rail, a tongue adapted to have a biting engagement with. the rail base, a key to force the tongue against the rail, and a depending apertured structure adapted to lie against a tie and providinga bearing for the key.

13. A rail anchor for engagement with one side-only of a rail comprising a jaw to engage one edge of the base flange of the rail, a tongue adapted to have a biting en gagement with the rail base, a key to force the tongue against the rail, and a depending structure adapted to bear against a tie apertured and provided with supporting ledges for said key.

ll. A rail anchor for engagement with one side only of a rail comprising a jaw to embrace one edge of the base flange of a rail, a tongue to engage the rail base, a key to force said tongue against the rail, and an apertured structure providing a bearing for the key, said tongue being formed so as to have a biting engagement with the rail and with thekey.

15. A rail anchor comprising a sheet metal blank cut and bent ,to form a rail engaging jaw, atie abutting flange comprising flanges at right angles to the tie abutting flange which are formed with apertures, and a resilient tongue on the under side of the jaw in combination witha key adapted to be driven through said apertures so as to force said tongue against the rail base.

16. A rail anchor comprising a sheet metal blank out and bent to form a rail engaging jaw, a tie abutting flange comprising flanges at right angles to the tie abutting flange which are formed. With apertures, and a resilient tongue on the under side of the aw in combination with a key adapted to be driven through said apertures so as to force 1) LAURENCE J. BERKELE Y.

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